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Autograph letter signed C.L. Dodgson : Eastbourne, to Harry Furniss, 1890 Aug. 5.

BIB_ID
285178
Accession number
MA 2878.54
Creator
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.
Display Date
1890 Aug. 5.
Credit line
Gift of John Hay Whitney, 1971.
Description
1 item (12 p.) ; 17.8 cm
Notes
A strip of the letter has been cut away near the bottom of p. 3-4.
Includes illustrations for Sylvie and Bruno concluded on p. 4-6, 8, and 10-11.
Part of a collection of 70 letters from Lewis Carroll to Harry Furniss; the letters are described individually (MA 2878.1-70).
Provenance
Purchased by John Hay Whitney at the Lois C. Levison sale (American Art Association, New York, 12-13 May 1930).
Summary
Sending Furniss his ideas for illustrations for Sylvie and Bruno concluded, with detailed descriptions of what scenes he would like illustrated and occasional sketches.